Willie Wilson set the A.L. record for consecutive stolen bases and George Brett stroked two singles in three official trips to raise his average to .398 as the Royals defeated the Angels, 5-2. Wilson singled in the second inning and stole both second and third to extend his string of successful thefts to 28, breaking the previous league mark of 27 by Ron LeFlore, then with the Tigers, in 1978. Renie Martin won his ninth game for the Royals, with relief help from Dan Quisenberry. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 5, California Angels 2
Game Played on Thursday, September 18, 1980 (Night game) at Royals Stadium
Angels       1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   2 10  0
Royals       0  4  0    0  0  0    1  0  x  -   5  9  0


Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Thon ss               5   0   2   0     0   0   .268      Wilson lf             5   1   2   1     0   0   .326
Kubski rf             5   0   2   1     0   3   .280      Washington ss         3   0   0   0     1   1   .273
Lansford 3b           4   1   1   0     1   0   .259      G. Brett 3b           3   0   2   0     1   0   .398
Thompson dh           4   0   2   1     0   0   .279      Aikens dh             3   0   0   0     0   0   .283
Harris 1b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .381      Otis cf               2   1   1   1     1   1   .257
Grich 2b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .273      Hurdle rf             4   1   2   0     0   0   .299
Harlow cf             2   0   0   0     2   0   .283      Quirk c               3   1   1   0     1   0   .273
Clark lf              3   1   0   0     1   0   .221      LaCock 1b             4   0   0   1     0   0   .204
Donohue c             2   0   1   0     0   1   .187      Mulliniks 2b          3   1   1   2     1   1   .244
  Miller ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .274      Martin p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Whitmer c           0   0   0   0     0   0   .241        Quisenberry p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Carew ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .331
Martinez p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Aase p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  LaRoche p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Clear p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   2  10   2     4   5             Totals               30   5   9   5     5   3

Time of Game: 2:43   Attendance: 19,559
Left on Base: Angels 10, Royals 8
DP: Angels 2, Royals 2
Doubles: Harris (3), Thon (9)
Stolen Bases: Lansford (13), Wilson 2 (70), Otis (14)
Sacrifice Flies: Otis (9)
GIDP: Thompson (12), Harris (2), LaCock (5), Aikens (21)
Hit by Pitch: Aikens (6,by LaRoche)


Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Martinez L(6-7)         1.2   5   4   4   2   1   0  12   4.44
Aase                    3.1   3   0   0   1   1   0  12   4.25
LaRoche                 1.1   1   1   1   1   1   0   7   4.28
Clear                   1.2   0   0   0   1   0   0   6   3.17
Totals                  8     9   5   5   5   3   0  37

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Martin W(9-9)           8     9   1   1   3   5   0  34   4.24
Quisenberry             1     1   1   1   1   0   0   5   3.24
Totals                  9    10   2   2   4   5   0  39

Hit by Pitch: LaRoche (3)

Umpires: HP - Dale Ford, 1B - Greg Kosc, 2B - Rich Garcia, 3B - Don Denkinger


ANGELS 1ST: Thon flied out to right; Kubski struck out; Lansford
walked; Lansford stole second; Thompson singled to center
[Lansford scored]; Harris flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Angels 1, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Wilson grounded out (shortstop to first); Washington
struck out; G. Brett singled to center; Aikens flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 1, Royals 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Grich struck out; Harlow walked; Clark flied out to
right; Donohue singled to left [Harlow to second]; Thon lined to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 1, Royals 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Otis walked; Hurdle singled to left [Otis to
second]; Quirk singled to shortstop [Otis to third, Hurdle to
second]; LaCock grounded out (first unassisted) [Otis scored,
Hurdle to third, Quirk to second]; Mulliniks singled to center
[Hurdle scored, Quirk scored, Mulliniks to second (on throw to
home)]; Wilson singled to right [Mulliniks scored]; Wilson stole
second; Washington flied out to left; Wilson stole third; G.
Brett walked; AASE REPLACED MARTINEZ (PITCHING); Aikens flied
out to left; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 1, Royals 4.

ANGELS 3RD: Kubski struck out; Lansford singled to center;
Thompson grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Lansford out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels
1, Royals 4.

ROYALS 3RD: Otis struck out; Hurdle singled to shortstop; Quirk
walked [Hurdle to second]; LaCock grounded into a double play
(first to shortstop to pitcher) [Quirk out at second]; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 1, Royals 4.

ANGELS 4TH: Harris doubled to right; Grich grounded out (pitcher
to first); Harlow flied out to center; Clark grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 1, Royals 4.

ROYALS 4TH: Mulliniks grounded out (second to first); Wilson
lined to shortstop; Washington grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 1, Royals 4.

ANGELS 5TH: Donohue was called out on strikes; Thon singled to
left; Kubski singled to right [Thon to second]; Lansford lined
to center; Thompson grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Angels 1, Royals 4.

ROYALS 5TH: G. Brett singled to right; Aikens grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [G. Brett out at second];
Otis singled to center; Otis stole second; Hurdle grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 1, Royals 4.

ANGELS 6TH: Harris grounded out (second to first); Grich flied
out to center; Harlow walked; Clark forced Harlow (third to
second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 1, Royals 4.

ROYALS 6TH: LAROCHE REPLACED AASE (PITCHING); Quirk popped to
center; LaCock grounded out (shortstop to first); Mulliniks
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 1, Royals 4.

ANGELS 7TH: MILLER BATTED FOR DONOHUE; Miller popped to center;
Thon doubled to right; Kubski struck out; Lansford grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 1, Royals 4.

ROYALS 7TH: WHITMER REPLACED MILLER (PLAYING C ); Wilson singled
to third; Washington walked [Wilson to second]; G. Brett flied
out to center [Wilson to third, Washington to second]; Aikens
was hit by a pitch; CLEAR REPLACED LAROCHE (PITCHING); Otis hit
a sacrifice fly to center [Wilson scored, Washington to third];
Hurdle flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 1,
Royals 5.

ANGELS 8TH: Thompson singled to center; Harris grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Thompson out at
second]; Grich singled to center; Harlow grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 1, Royals 5.

ROYALS 8TH: Quirk flied out to center; LaCock popped to third;
Mulliniks walked; Wilson grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 1, Royals 5.

ANGELS 9TH: QUISENBERRY REPLACED MARTIN (PITCHING); Clark
walked; CAREW BATTED FOR WHITMER; Carew grounded out (second to
first) [Clark to second]; Thon grounded out (second to first)
[Clark to third]; Kubski singled to center [Clark scored];
Lansford popped to second; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 2,
Royals 5.